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Autore |
Dyer Davis |
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Titolo |
The generations of Corning [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of a global corporation / / Davis Dyer, Daniel Gross |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770299-6 |
1-280-53116-9 |
0-19-803231-5 |
1-4294-0400-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (553 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conglomerate corporations - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-489) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Houghton Family Tree; List of Chairmen and Presidents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Corning and Glass; I. FIRST GENERATION; 2 Founding and Foundering, 1851-1875; II. SECOND GENERATION; 3 The Rise of Corning Glass Works, 1875-1908; III. THIRD GENERATION; 4 Pyrex, the Ribbon Machine, and a Wider World, 1908-1928; IV. FOURTH GENERATION; 5 Surviving and Thriving in the Depression Decade, 1928-1939; 6 Corning Goes to War, 1939-1945; 7 A Decade of Unbounded Opportunities, 1945-1954; 8 Ambitious Expansion: TV Glass, Pyroceram, and Corning Ware, 1954-1960; V. FIFTH GENERATION |
9 Encountering Limits and Diversifying, 1960-196610 International Growth and the Roots of Fiber Optics, 1966-1971; 11 Digging Out and Tough Economic Times, 1972-1975; 12 Cutting Costs and Changing Direction, 1975-1983; 13 Emphasizing Performance, Quality, and Diversity, 1983-1989; 14 Refocusing and Reengineering, 1990-1996; VI. NEXT GENERATION; 15 Growing in the New Economy, 1996-; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A history of Corning Incorporated, chronicling how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world maintained its place as a global |
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leader in technology for over 150 years. It tells the stories of its founding family, the inventors, and the adventures, behind Corning's achievements. |
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